Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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maː-ayubu
English: Shameful; disgraced; experiencing shame or disgrace
Kitendo kile kilikuwa maayubu kwa familia.
That act was a disgrace to the family.
ma-babu
English: Ancestors; forefathers
Tunaheshimu mababu wetu waliotutangulia.
We respect our ancestors who came before us.
mabadi-liko
English: State of change in things or conditions; transformations
Mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa yanaathiri kilimo.
Climate change affects agriculture.
mabadili-shano
English: State of people exchanging things or ideas occurring between two or more people
Mabadilishano ya mawazo yalileta suluhisho.
The exchange of ideas brought a solution.
ma-baki
English: 1. Leftovers or residues of something, e.g., food; remains. 2. Ruins of old things serving as historical evidence
Walikusanya mabaki ya chakula.
They collected the food leftovers.
ma-bano
English: Punctuation marks ( ), / /, or [ ] used to enclose additional explanations in speech or writing
Tumia mabano kufafanua maneno haya.
Use brackets to clarify these words.
mabano ma-wimbi
English: A type of parenthesis used to enclose information or words ( )
Maneno ya ziada yaliwekwa ndani ya mabanomawimbi.
The extra words were placed in curved brackets.
ma-bawu
English: Use of force that goes against established laws or procedures; dictatorial rule
Taifa liliongozwa kwa mabawu kwa miaka mingi.
The nation was ruled with tyranny for many years.
ma-baya
English: Unpleasant things; annoying or evil deeds; bad things
Hakuna anayependa kukumbuka mabaya ya zamani.
No one likes to remember past evils.
mabi-shano
English: State of arguing or contradicting with words; disagreement; debate on a matter
Mabishano ya kisiasa yalidumu kwa muda mrefu.
The political debates lasted a long time.
ma-bosti
English: (colloquial) Showing off; boastfulness; pride
Anapenda kuonyesha mabosti yake kila mara.
He likes to show off his pride all the time.
ma-bruki
English: Blessed; full of blessings; fortunate; lucky
Waliona mabruki katika maisha yao mapya.
They saw blessings in their new life.
mabur-ende
English: See mapurende (type of dance/music)
Vijana walicheza maburende usiku kucha.
The youth danced mapurende all night.
maburu-disho
English: Things for entertainment; something that brings relaxation or comfort
Filamu hiyo ilileta maburudisho kwa watazamaji.
That movie brought entertainment to the viewers.
macha-chari
English: 1. State of restlessness or lack of focus in action; lack of good planning. 2. Mischievous behavior or character
Mtoto ana machachari mengi na hataki kukaa kimya.
The child is very restless and does not want to stay still.
macha-chari
English: (of a player) Skillful; very capable; expert
Mchezaji huyo ana machachari uwanjani.
That player is highly skilled on the field.
macha-chari
English: See macheche (restless person)
Machachari huleta vurugu mara nyingi.
Restless people often cause trouble.
macha-chari
English: A person with skill or expertise, especially in sports
Yule ni machachari wa mpira wa miguu.
He is an expert in football.
macha-fuko
English: State of lack of agreement or peace; state of chaos or disorder
Machafuko ya kisiasa yalienea nchini.
Political unrest spread across the country.
ma-chagu
English: A person with a habit of being picky with food or things; fussy person
Mtoto huyu ni machagu kuhusu chakula.
This child is fussy about food.
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